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Underwater-themed plaque from Loew's Pitkin Theater

(American (born in Scotland))
about 1929
Medium/TechniqueGlass
DimensionsOverall: 47.6 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm (18 3/4 x 12 x 3 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1320
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsGlass
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1929, designed and made for the Loew's Pitkin Theater, Brooklyn, New York; by 1988, owned by Timely Trading Inc (Roger R. Ricco and Frank Maresca) (gallery), New York, New York; November 14, 1988, sold to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
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